Head Coach Avery Johson Fired By the Brooklyn Nets

Phil Jackson on his way?

Enter, Nate McMillain…

They start losing or the losing became a problem after DWills comments…that’s the way I seen it. He’s a vet and understands exactly what he shld and shld not say. And knowing what his comments could and have turned into shows the amount of selfishness in this guy..

Not to take up for DWill, but u have to expect that from him coming from a situation where at Illinois he wasn’t the man behind Dee Brown…then going to Utah where he wasn’t the man behind Sloan & ppl were saying he wasn’t better than the often injured CP3…then to going to the Nets where he’s been told since day one that he was the man, & now to have the coach say “since Joe is heating up, we’re gonna defer to him for now”. Dude has been getting played his whole career, so I don’t blame hm for speaking up. Selfish, yes, but wrong no, becuz DWill is a top 3 pg (a top 10 player overall) right now.

Definitely

Do ya think Brian Shaw and the Triangle offense can help the nets?

Deron Williams would lose his sh*t with McMillan. A guy who plays even slower, i don’t think that’s what Williams wants.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/avery-johnson-brooklyn-nets-coach-deron-williams-counts-183819259–nba.html;_ylt=AmUUys4baRRHvrZUvAP.7J8LE904;_ylu=X3oDMTFycHRwNmxkBG1pdANBUlRJQ0xFIEFydGljbGUgQm9keQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDTWVkaWFBcnRpY2xlQm9keUFzc2VtYmx5;_ylg=X3oDMTJtYmptZjFyBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDOWQ0MGM0NTktM2Q0ZC0zNTdmLWJiNTUtM2YxOGRhZWE4MzU4BHBzdGNhdANuYmEEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=3 – there, from Woj’s partner in crime. He was implying Brett Yomark, like other’s within the Nets organization were growing impatient with Johnson. — which, we can guarantee, wasn’t happening before Williams comments last week. As the team started 11-4, and showed the ability to be competitive under Johnson.

LOL. Kelly Dwyer is not Woj’s partner in crime. He is a blogger who analyzes based on the observations and reports of others. Woj’s partner in crime, if anybody, would be Marc Spears.

Secondly, a CEOs impatience with a team would stem from the record of the team. If the Nets were meeting expectations, the CEO wouldn’t be so inclined to fire Avery, regardless of Deron’s opinion.

I’m sure Deron had a say in Avery’s firing, but why label him a coach-killer when the team as a whole underperformed? By all accounts (fans, journalists), Avery was not the right man for the job.

I love the phrase “relieved of his duties.” LOL like he gets fired and is just like oh thank you so much for relieving me of my struggles thank you so much

It’s going to take a couple of years minimum for people to start warming up to DWILL again

you realize that CEO wasn’t even involved in the discussion to fire Johnson don’t you?

.http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/12/27/3808828/avery-johnson-fired-brooklyn-nets-mikhail-prokhorov

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According to the report, Prokhorov consulted with his No. 2 Dmitry Razumov in making the decision. Prokhorov then informed general manager Billy King of the decision and King was the one who directly told Johnson he had been fired.

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The reason ->i<- called Williams a coach slayer is because i'm funny. he definitely got the ball rolling on this firing. Never once did i imply he actually said, "fire coach Johnson" – but his displeasure was very noted. all of this, 2 years after Williams "reported" (reported, meaning there is no actual real story about what happened) dispute with Sloan resulted in Sloan walking away from a job he held for 2 decades.
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Williams has earned his reputation as a coach killer, by killing the job security of two his coaches, both of which were highly respected and not viewed as people who were about to leave their post. It's not that he is actually a coach slayer who walked into Billy King's office dressed as a knight threatening to slay them like a dragon if they aren't fired.

something had to have happened. deron get shipped out of utah, then all of a sudden sloan quits with no warning. i personally think the issue was more with management, especially seeing how they let go of a huge part of their core (boozer, korver, brewer, etc)

NY is a spotlight media market. It’s probably the most unforgiving. Avery’s one-on-one limited movement offense was weak when the Nets were 11-5 and it is now. No one was blaming Deron then? I hate to say it, but a lot of these failures fall on Avery. He gives Stackhouse WAY too much of Marshon Brooks’ minutes. That kid can flat out score on ANYBODY, and there are nights he doesn’t see the court. The rotations leave something to be desired, and you can’t blame Deron, the PG and distributor for wanting to play in style that would allow him to help the team better and allow him to take advantage of their many strengths. That offense was just too ISO Heavy.

I don’t know. You may be right.
But, Williams is not the same guy. He has issues, and, he seems to be slowing down, anyway.

And at this juncture, he would like to be seen as a player who does not get coaches fired, no? Especially at this point in time.
Besides, McMillan is a better coach than Avery Johnson, in my judgement. He has a better ear. A better eye. (all just opinions)

And he’s an Olympic coach. Has the credentials. He’s not generally known to grate on players, as Johnson has been known to do, at every stop he has been at.
McMillan has been good at getting players to buy into his system(s).
Plus, they would have more in common, I think. Big point guards.

I can’t argue that at all. But I’m sticking my belief that Stan Van Gundy should get the job

care to point me in the right direction? i’m at work and can’t really dedicate too much time to researching this. i’ve only been finding interviews and quotes with sloan denying deron drove him out, and that its been suggested sloan didnt have the energy to clash with his players anymore, so he left

I did wonder why they played so slow. yes, Lopez needs his touches, but why not run first, then set up the offense. Of course, Williams losing his jumper just as he stops going to the basket as much is the real problem.

Yeah, Avery basically ran the 1999 Spurs offense instead of something around Williams and Johnson. Which is confusing in itself because it totally strips their backcourt of its biggest advantage (its size) by trapping them on the perimeter while they look to Brook Lopez for their half court offense rather then letting Williams control the flow. .
D Williams complete lack of a consistent jumper may have had something to do with Avery trying to force the offense through Lopez, idk.

Stan and Jeff duo. I’m lobbying. I still can’t believe Jeff hasn’t had a coaching gig for this long.

stop trying so hard to be funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7gIpuIVE3k

it is considering they are millions over the salary cap

And I look good I said Rondo was a better pg and got sh*t on so this feels nice

No way this guys a top 3..top 5….I think how well a guy is willing to be the coaches coach on the floor go’s a long way..look a cp3 with Vinny, he’s making it work and I sure Vinny is not CP3 top coaches choice….DWill doesn’t seem as hungry..he got his money.. He Can’t blame lack of help..he’s not willing to blame himself…if he doesn’t win a ring he won’t lose any sleep…